Cessna 172 accident near Warsaw, Indiana, May 18, 1983
On May 18, 1983 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna 172, registered N2797E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Warsaw, Indiana (Warsaw airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 18, 1983 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Warsaw, Indiana · Warsaw
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · all 172s on the register
- Registration
- N2797E · registry record · serial 17271324
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON HIS FINAL APPROACH FOR A THIRD TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A RIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND. HE MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND BUT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. BEFORE THE PILOT COULD COMPENSATE THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. WINDS WERE GUSTING 21 KTS.
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Other NTSB records under N2797E the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI83LA222.